The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-06
Baseball Notes.

Mappis has signed with the Kansas City club.
Ryan of the Metropolitan club, has been laid
off and has gone home.
Ferguson will try a well-known Brooklyn am
ateur with the Nets next week. The player is
in-felderfand pitcher.
Weidman the Detroit pitcher, is afraid of fire,
and as soon as he goes into a strange hotel he
turns his attention to an examination of the FIRE
escapes.
Bets of 81, 900 have been made that the Bos-
race, and that the Brooklyns will win the Asso-
citation championship.
Morris pitched his first championship game of
the season on Tuesday His work was not en-
couraging, and indicated that he has lost much
of his effectiveness under the new rules.
A California paper says: 'Van HaItreu is en-
titled to be styled the king of Pacific coast
pitchers and the best general ball -player in the
professionals out here. He and Mcdonald have
proved themselves an unequaled battery"
President Spalding thinks well of Hardie's
playing in Tuesdays game at Indianapolis. He
says: s'Of course Hardie is a good player. They
say he umpred them out of the game, but
got it, and it doesn't make any difference now
how we got it"
Chicago News: The Indianapolis baseball
club gave the Chicago club the umpire. the other
day, and then nearly won the game. If in every
instance the Chicagos were allowed to place ten
the grounds where they would do the
most good it is confidently believed that they
could retain the championship
Among the Chicago clergymen who have &C.
cepted tickets for the seasons League games
are the Rev. E. =. Larrabee. the Rev. William
NJ. Lawrence, the Rev. W. G.. Wood bridge the
Rev. Dr. Thomas c. Hall. the Rev David Swing,
the Rev. H. w. Thomas, the Rev. Thomas E.
Green. the Rev. J. H. Knowles, the Rev. c. H.
Bixby, the Rev. l.. Pardee. and the Rev. w.
II. Moore.
Baldwin, Detroit's left-handed pitcher, has
been sent home. Manager Watkins Was heart
broken when he how the Pittsburgs played
with his delivery Monday, he ordered
Baldwin to pack his bat bag and go TO Detroit.
Bennett VINO has been laid up for come time,
was also sent home. IT Watkins drops on a
player swift when they get defeated, the
chances that he will want to send the whole
team home soon.
Sam Barley, the crack second baseman of
the St Louis Browns of 1885. is with the Pitts
burgs At the opening of last season the Pitts
burg and Baltimore clubs had a fight him.
He was suspended BY the American Association,
but when he started to the association COM
stated, and the Pittsburg club got him. but it had
to release Milt Scott to Baltimore to complete
the trade. the trouble Barley is what
caused the Pittsburg club to join the League.
Kelly, Boston's $40, 600 ball-tosser told New
York reporter: I'm not speaking very loudly,
but Just now champions. The blood
in Chicago hasn't been-well. they didn't get
there, anyhow-9 to l, and Indianapolis. too.
It's terrible. And then look at the team every
body predicted would be hunting for the tail
end-Pittsburg-beat the favorites, Detroit.
Well, it's long way from home but am pretty
comfortably located, and am ready to risk
portion of my salary almost any time that
don't reside many miles from q winning club"